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Coty sets up joint venture in Brazil

The venture will see Frajo Internacional distribute and market Coty mass and masstige brands in Brazil’s retail channel

Finance | Latin America

L'Oréal to end ties with Stella McCartney

The brands have made a mutual decision to end their licence agreement after it expires on 12 September this year

Europe | Fragrance | Finance

Impulse shopping ‘less likely’ with online shopping

According to a survey by Escentual.com, women buy beauty on impulse 14 times a year in stores compared with eight impulse purchases a year online

Europe | Retail

Aesthetics – Tools of the trade

Injectables like botulinum toxin, Restylane and Juvéderm remain popular, while stem cell treatments and less invasive anti-ageing treatments like iontophoresis are causing a stir

Skin Care

The Organic Pharmacy grows global footprint

The British beauty brand and retailer is to open new stores in Abu Dhabi, South Korea and Russia

Europe | Asia | Retail

Kao steps up customer care

Japan's Kao Cosmetics is to install a counter customer support system for use in supermarkets and department stores from the end of this month.

Skin Care | Asia | Retail

The CTPA addresses lipstick safety

The CTPA has reassured consumers that “all cosmetics and personal care products (which include lipsticks and lip glosses) made in or imported into the UK and Europe must be safe"

Europe | Regulatory | Colour Cosmetics

ECM Sun Care 2013 market report

Premium Content

Europe | Sun Care

Skin care ingredients - Forms of delivery

A review of the ingredients that provide a delivery system for cosmetic actives to penetrate into the stratum corneum and deliver a sustained and targeted release of benefits to the skin.

Ingredients | Skin Care

ECM Men's Lines 2013 market report

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Male Grooming

Facial skin care – Novelty value

Skin care products claiming to soothe and hydrate came to the fore in 2012/13, while the anti-ageing market continued to segment by consumer demographic, body part and function. Serums, concentrates and interactive formats also proved a hit with consumers

Skin Care

Post holiday season slump hits US fragrance market

Sales in US department stores were up only 3% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period last year when growth was four times as high

North America | Retail

ECM Facial Skin Care 2013 market report

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Skin Care

Angry Birds flies into beauty

A new line of children’s fragrances will be launched in partnership with Spain's Air Val following the global success of the popular app

Europe | Fragrance